U.A.E The uptick in sellers on ecommerce platforms [Q&A] While consumers are often the center of attention in ecommerce platforms, sellers are just as important according to UAE’s online... Tala El Issa • 27 February, 2017 Jado Pado ecommerce marketplaces
Tunisia Teaching tech in Tunisia On a Saturday afternoon, rather than playing video games or going out with some friends, 70 teenagers came to the Cogite coworking space to... Lilia Blaise • 26 February, 2017 GoMyCode Yahya Bouhlel Wala Kasmi
United States 3D printed hope: new limbs for Syrian refugees When Ibrahim Mohammad started selling juice in the streets of Lebanon at the age 12 to support his family, he made $0.5 a day. Back then,... Mai Ali • 26 February, 2017 hult prize Ibrahim Mohammad Omar Soufan
Lebanon Carrying the Lebanese flag, one export at a time Many Lebanese companies could pass as coming from anywhere – in technology, services, and even food. But a handful of them are... Brooke Anderson • 26 February, 2017 lebanon Semsom Ksara
Lebanon Big deals announced at Arabnet Beirut At Arabnet Beirut this week Flat6labs, a regional incubator, announced that it was accepting applications for a $20 million local... Abdulghani Kataya • 24 February, 2017 Arabnet ArabNet Beirut ArabNet Beirut 2017
Regional Keynote: World Blockchain Forum In recent years, blockchain technology has grown from being the outcast of technological innovations to something with the potential... Wamda • 23 February, 2017 Dubai Blockchain Bitcoin
Saudi Arabia Effat University Boot Camp 2017 In its continuous efforts to support Saudi Arabia’s youth and students to become more innovative and creative, Effat University will... Wamda • 23 February, 2017 Saudi Arabia entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Global You created a store within a marketplace. Now what? [Opinion] A very common approach for brands and retailers that want to start selling online is to set up a ‘shop-in-shop’, or a branded... Yorgos Kleivokiotis • 23 February, 2017 ecommerce marketplace Souq.com
Bahrain Startup Watch: breaking stuff, pain = gain, and working for the man The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rachel Williamson • 23 February, 2017 Google Startup Watch Uber
Regional STEP 2017: disrupting MENA tech and music scene In case you weren’t around for all the buzz and bustle that took place at STEP 2016, here’s what you missed: Early 2017 was mome... Rami Deeb • 22 February, 2017 Step Conference STEP Dubai
Algeria Algeria’s startup culture: from the ground and up Lack of e-payment systems, sluggish bureaucracy, and scarce access to financing are some of the issues faced by an aspiring Algerian... Stefania D'Ignoti • 22 February, 2017 algeria Gotta Love Algeria Eblink
Bahrain China in Bahrain: building shared interests For centuries, Bahrain and China have trading with each other along the ancient Silk Road. In the past, Bahrain traded pearls,... Ola Aboukhsaiwan • 22 February, 2017 Bahrain china Brinc
Jordan The food chain of mobile: how VoIPs are devouring telcos If you think maintaining your long distance relationship is a private matter, you are most certainly wrong; telcos and governments are... Tala El Issa • 21 February, 2017 Telecommunication VOIP OTT
U.A.E Human economics: Sharjah’s homegrown approach to becoming a startup hub Sharjah is in debt, so it’s lucky they’re well on their way to diversifying the economy away from big corporations. In... Vanessa Khalil • 21 February, 2017 sharjah Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center Sheraa
Turkey Startup Turkey 2017 Startup Turkey gives startups from Turkey, Eurasia and MENA a chance to pitch their ideas and projects to investors and VCs from... Wamda • 20 February, 2017 turkey Ecosystem entrepreneurship
U.A.E Wamda hosts student workshop around education and mobility in UAE No matter the developing or developed country you are coming from there are always going to be flaws in an education system, and the Middle... Maya Rahal • 20 February, 2017 Mohamed Bin Zayed Future Generations design thinking workshop